poli·tesse [ˌpɒlɪˈtes, 美 ˌpɑ:-] 名词 no pl
- politesse
- Politesse f <-, -n> 古代
- politesse
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It means avoiding the coded politesse that plays down the class divide and benefits of those on the winning side of it.
www.chronicle.com He seems to endlessly retrace the same figures and stock phrases, making it difficult to know who or what exists behind that wall of politesse.
www.independent.ie Simultaneously, however, the child is also associatively encoded with qualities that are reviled by middle-class imperatives and politesse: antisociality, vulgarity, emotionality, amorality, anarchy.
www.theawl.com Cleaning out his mouth, coaching him in politesse, rehearsing more dignified and respectable behavior -- all these are mere externals.
opinion.inquirer.net Contemporary literature about the salons is dominated by idealistic notions of politesse, civilit and honnte, but whether the salons lived up to these standards is matter of debate.
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